Mets' losing streak made worse by brutal Twins' 43-run comparison
Times are tough for the Mets over the last week.
Mets' losing streak made worse by brutal Twins' 43-run comparison originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Mets are in the middle of a six-game losing streak, and sit at the bottom of the NL East with a 7-10 record, a half-game back of the Washington Nationals .
Things are not going well for a multitude of reasons, including Juan Soto being on the injured list due to a calf issue, and the lineup going through a major rut. As ESPN's Alden Gonzalez noted after the Mets' Monday night loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers , they've scored just nine runs in this six-game losing streak, which, compared to the Minnesota Twins ' total over their last six games, is a brutal comparison. Twins' offense significantly better than Mets' in last week "The Mets were shut out for the second straight game and have now lost each of their last six," Gonzalez writes.
"In those six games, they've scored a combined nine runs. The Minnesota Twins scored 43 in that same stretch. " The Mets' offense this season overall has put up 62 total runs, which is the worst in the NL East, and compared to the Twins, a team that many viewed as one of the worst in baseball coming into the year, has put up 92 runs this season.
More : Mets didn ’ t want to trade Brett Baty while White Sox didn ’ t want Mark Vientos in Luis Robert Jr. trade In just the last week's worth of games, the Twins offense has put up 42 runs overall compared to the Mets' putrid nine-run total. That's a difference of 33 runs in the Twins' favor.